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Legal.io is working with a leading tech company seeking an experienced Employment Counsel for a 3 month contract. This is a remote position, but candidates must work in EST time zone.

Title: Employment Counsel (Secondment)

Location: Remote (EST working hours)

Hours: 40 Hours / Week

Duration: 3 Months (From 12/3/2024 until 3/2/2025)

Pay Rate: $110 - $115 / hr

Benefits: Vision, Medical, Dental (all 99% covered), 401k

Job description:

• Provide practical legal advice on a full range of North American employment law issues relating to the entire employee lifecycle, including but not limited to: recruiting, hiring, training, performance management, compensation, leaves of absence, return to work and accommodation issues, benefits, terminations, and other employment related topics
• Advise on North American labor and employment law compliance, including but not limited to wage and hour laws, labor laws, health and safety, discrimination, harassment, leave and disability accommodation laws, and other employment related laws and regulations
• Oversee and direct internal investigations
• Handle litigation, claims, agency charges, and government investigations internally. Oversee work by outside counsel, as applicable
• Identify and analyze labor and employment legal changes and assist with implementation of compliance steps
• Develop, revise, and implement best in class employment policies, procedures, and scalable training solutions
• Drive complex employment compliance projects from initiation to closure
• Drive good business results from difficult ER situations by successfully managing ER issues and pre-dispute conflicts
• Support ADI’s compensation and benefits programs
• Work collaboratively and responsively with colleagues on a broad range of legal and strategic projects, ensuring good relationships between legal, human resources, finance, stock administration, IT, operations, information technology/security teams and corporate development of the Company and its affiliates to facilitate a coordinated team approach
• Proactively identify and assist with implementation of continuous improvements in policies and processes for the employment, labor and immigration legal team
• Other tasks as required

Required Qualifications

• J.D. Degree from accredited law school and membership in at least one US state bar (Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon or California preferred)
• 8+ years of relevant experience in employment law, preferably a combination of law firm and in-house practice
• Significant experience handling employment litigation and charges.
• Counseling experience, including risk mitigation in the entire employee lifecycle
• Self-motivated team player with the ability to drive projects, identify/ resolve legal and business issues with large degree of independence, seeking guidance when necessary
• Exceptional project management skills, attention to detail, and a proven ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization
• High degree of initiative in managing multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment
• Ability to establish and develop relationships of trust and confidence; strong influencing and collaborating skills
• High performance standards, impeccable integrity, excellent judgment, well-honed analytical skills, good sense of humor, positive attitude, and flexible
• Practical, business-oriented approach
• Able to analyze complex situations and develop simple, concise, and effective legal solutions
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and professionally, both in written and verbal formats
• Demonstrates flexibility regarding assignments for self and team
• Highly proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point)

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working with a multi-national company with manufacturing facilities in the U.S.
• Prior experience advising on labor law compliance
• Prior experience advising on wage and hour compliance across the U.S.
• Prior experience working in a corporate legal department
• Prior experience using the Legal Tracker System or a comparable e-billing system